Gemination Definition

noun

(phonetics) A phenomenon when a consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is done normally.

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Noun

Singular:
gemination
Plural:
geminations

Origin of Gemination

  • From Latin geminātiō (“a doubling”).

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